FARMVILLE, Va. – Seniors
Adam Sisk and
Bradley McKay combined for seven RBIs on Tuesday night to help lead James Madison to a 10-5 victory over Longwood in non-conference baseball action at Buddy Bolding Stadium.
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The Dukes (20-16) extended their win streak to five games while snapping the Lancers' (13-22) four-game winning streak.
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Sisk went 2-for-3 on the night with a walk and four RBIs while McKay added a 2-for-4 performance with two doubles, two runs scored, three RBIs and a walk. Freshman
Michael Morgan and senior
Ryan Coale both added two hits apiece. Senior
Fox Semones notched his seventh home run of the season.
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Sophomore
Brett Ayer (2-1) received the win on the night, throwing 2 1/3 innings with only giving up one hit and tallying a strikeout.
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Knotted at one apiece going into the fifth inning, Semones belted his home run to left field, giving the Dukes a 2-1 lead which they would never let up. In the sixth inning, McKay hit a two-RBI double, then Sisk hit a two-RBI single to increase JMU's lead, 6-1. McKay hit a RBI-double to right field, scoring Morgan in the seventh inning to give the Dukes a 7-1 lead.
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JMU added its final three runs in the top half of the ninth as Coale scored on a passed ball, then Sisk hit his second two-RBI single of the night.
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Longwood plated four runs in the ninth, scoring one run off a passed ball and another run from a single up the middle. The Lancers last two runs came from a single through the left side.
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QUICK HITS
-Tuesday's win marked win number 350 for Head Coach
Marlin Ikenberry and the 1,400th in program history
-James Madison is now 4-2 against in-state teams and is 15-5 when scoring the first run in the game
-The Dukes are 4-1 this season against Big South conference opponents
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QUOTING COACH IKE
"McKay and Sisk had huge nights for us offensively. We pitched and played really good defense until the bottom of the ninth. All of our staff did a great job and we tried to stretch
Justin Showalter out but
Matt Marsili did a great job getting the last two outs."
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UP NEXT
James Madison will host George Mason on Wednesday for $1 hot dog night at Eagle Field at 6 p.m. The game will have live audio by MadiZONE HD Sportsnet.
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